Contents of the archives

We spent a very interesting day in the archives and this is some of what we found

Abbreviations used in these notes

Draft tenancy agreements for the MCC - 1961 and 1966
Sale of 22-34 North Street to J V Baily Ltd £2350 - 1965
AT request all deeds and documents from Messers Markbys (Diocesan Solicitors) 9th May 1966
Right of way dispute to access 22-34 from behind Number 36 North Street -1967
List of Deeds and Documents (from 1753 to 1960) signed on receipt by R Pink (ODT) 24th May 1968
Letters related to the expenditure of ODT capital for repairs to the Institute costing a total of £3828. AT used £589 from accumulated income, the Charity Commission insisted that the remaining capital used had to repaid through future income over 20 years.

Copy of The Definitive 1913 Trust Document between Anson Sisters and ODT including an A2 size coloured plan.
Conveyance to Henry James Midwinter from Anson Sisters with plan 22 October 1913 (this is all the land now occupied by Rafters, Trinafour, Hucclecote and The Croft).
Conveyance of several cottages to ODT 8th November 1929
Letter from Lucy Anson dated 5th June 1929 - "The Cricket Field is used by the cricket Club and kept in good order. The children's field is in daily use as is the playground (in Mill Street)"
Conveyance of additional properties to the trust - 27th November 1934
Letters about transfer of a cottage in Packhorse Lane to the Trust 1929-1934
Letters about Deed for Woodwards Cottage - 1935 to 1936
Discussion about the cricket ground being "zoned" as private open space with the County Surveyor and Regional Planning Committee - November 1938
A letter in which R Gale stresses the Trust contains NO POWER TO SELL PROPERTY
Letter from Rev. Davidson dated 1 June 1962 - "..the cricket field. I am glad you rejected that draft agreement. I subsequently discovered there was a long history of dispute about letting and sub-letting. I am going to try and get the various parties together"
Letters on the sale of 22-34 North Street April 1961 to December 1966

Letters between J W Rayson (then living at Frilford Grange Cottage) and Adkins about the sale of the rental of the small section of the playing field to the Parish Council for a playground - 1972
Letter dated 17th January 1974 from J W Rayson to Mr Jones at the ODT - sending drawings of work to be done on the Institute car park. He reports on a discussion with representatives of the Ex-Servicemen's club where they agree to foot 50% of the cost of the work to provide the car park provided that 4 places be reserved for them, that the lease on the hall be extended to a 20 year period and the Anson trust to undertake not to do away with the car park for a period of 20 years and if they did then they would have to repay 50% of the costs provided by the Ex-Serviceman's Association. (Note, the tender finally accepted for the work was for £2884 so a 50% repayment would amount to just £1442).
Letter dated 21st March 1974 to J W Rayson - "on the understanding that the Ex-Servicemen's club will meet 50% of expenditure incurred in the work, and subject also to the conditions stipulated by Marcham Ex-Servicemen's' Committee as outlined in the second paragraph of your letter to me dated 17th January 1974" etc etc.